Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI has 138 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $5,789/mo. That's roughly in line with the Michigan state median. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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● Grand Rapids $5,789 ○ National median $6,230
Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (616) 456-5664 (Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, Inc.)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Tour with the checklist
What senior care costs in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for assisted living in Grand Rapids versus Michigan and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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What home care really costs by the hour
The $6,593 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Grand Rapids's implied rate of about $35 an hour:
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Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: East Grand Rapids $5,789 · Wyoming $5,789 · Walker $5,789 · Comstock Park $5,789 · Northview $5,789
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Grand Rapids, grounded in local medians on this page.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
Every licensed assisted living community: 138
A note on counting: we show 138 licensed assisted living communities listed for Grand Rapids proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
Most listings publish no price. The Grand Rapids assisted living median is $5,789/mo, an estimate; ask each community for its own number in writing.
Better Living Jefferson
Lyon Street Afc
Brightside Living - Leonard
Dignified Care
Giddings Afc
Willow Creek - West
Ascension Health III Afc
New Hope Group Home
Princeton Afc
Francis Ave. Afc
Mullins Afc Home
Wildwood Residential Services
HNRS Ada House
Eastern Afc Home
E Fulton Afc
The Cortland Riverside Gardens
The Cortland Terrace Harbor
Kingdom Rest Center, LLC
Cole's Afc Family Home Services
Porter Hills Village
Lifes Choice 2
Commonwealth Senior Living at East Paris
Wagner Afc Home
New Hope Group Home LLC 60
Rivervalley 1
Sponsored placements, when they appear, are always labeled. How we make money →
Free local help worth saving
Grand Rapids has an estimated population of 198,535. About 25,584 residents (13%) are age 65 or older. Grand Rapids is located in Kent County, Michigan. The median household income is $69,108. Our directory currently lists 138 licensed assisted living communities in Grand Rapids. Estimated median cost in Grand Rapids is $5,789 per month, compared with $5,818 per month statewide in Michigan.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, Inc.(616) 456-5664aaawm.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Michigan Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Michigan State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Michigan Aging, Community Living, and Supports Bureaumichigan.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Century Avenue VA Clinicva.gov
Other Outpatient Services in Grand Rapids.
VA open data - MI Choice Waiver ProgramOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program - Veterans options in Grand Rapids
1 licensed VA Community Living Center / State Veterans Home, sourced from VA Access to Care.
MICHIGAN VETERAN HOMES AT GRAND RAPIDS
VA Aid & Attendance overview →VA open data
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
How many assisted living communities are listed in Grand Rapids, MI?
We currently list 138 licensed assisted living communities in Grand Rapids, MI.
Is assisted living in Grand Rapids more expensive than the rest of Michigan?
Grand Rapids's median assisted living cost is about 0% lower than the Michigan state median.
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Grand Rapids, MI costs $5,789/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, MI. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/michigan/grand-rapids/
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